Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2217, David Fox, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
conn.
Fox David
S.2217
banded
CONTENTS

2054 Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency
David Hove
Lorain in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Compny commanded by Captain Willey's - of the Regt commanded by Col: Walcott - in the Cont. time for 14 months from 1775
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 46 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Nov: 1832 - and sent to Whiton, Elyria - O.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832.  69.99     Pension allowance ending 4 th March 1833  23.33        $93.32  
Died
Mar. 6 1833 { Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk Book D Vol. 2. Page 131 -

2077
David Gore application for a pension
David Gore application for a pension
David Gore application for a pension
David Gore application for a pension

The State of Ohio } Supreme Court Darain County } August Term AD 1832
On the 22 nd day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court present Hon Judges Wright & Collet David Foy a resident of Brighton Darain County Ohio aged eighty one years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarant in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Ordejo passed June 7 th AD 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
That he enlisted as a minute man the 19 th day of April 1775 & on the 22 nd day of that month marched to Roxbury Mass
That about the 10 th of May following he enlisted for seven months & was discharged the 17 th day of December following making in all eight months service at this time under Gen Spencer & Capt John Willey
That in March 1777 he was drafted & served in Capt Abel Pattibone's Company & Col Walcott  Lake the regiment as he thinks & was discharged at White Plains the fourth day of May following
That he enlisted about the first of September AD 1777 in Capt Bradley's Company Col Roger Ennis regiment & was discharged on the 12 th day of December following making service of about five months
That he went as a substitute for a drafted man in the Company of light horse commanded by Capt Woodruff thinks it was in the year 1779 & served six weeks That the whole period of service at the different times was about fourteen months
That he has no proof which he can offer of his service by individuals who knew him in the service there being none living in this part of the country nor have I any documentary evidence thereof

Questions propounded by the Court to said Fox
1 st Where & in what year were you born Ans. In East Haddam Connecticut A.D. 1751
2 nd Have you any record of your age & where is it Ans. I have not but know my age from recollection & found it in my father's family register when a boy
3 rd Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live
Ans. When first called into service at East Haddam. The next winter after the war began I moved into Hartford Conn in the year 1781. I moved into Granville Mass & I have resided where I now live in Brighton Linn County Ohio about six years
4 th When were you called into service
Ans. As stated above
5 th State the names of the regular troops where you served such Continental & militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service
Ans. My recollection is stated in my declaration above mentioned
*
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the United States
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Ebenezer Whitman
David Fox
* 7 th state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhoods & who can testify as to your services character for morality & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution Ans. Rev. Joel Falcott & David Webster

We Joel Talcott a clergyman residing in Wellington in 1 st County & David Webster residing in Wellington in 1 st County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Fox who has sub- scribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the rev- olution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Ebenezer Whiton Clerk Joel Talcott David Webster
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states & the Court further certify that it appears to them that Joel Talcott who has signed the above is a resident in Wellington & that David Webster who has also signed the same is a resident in Greenfield Wellington & that they are credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit
I Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the David Fox for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office.
Ebenezer Whiton Clerk

David Foll Ohio
No 2077-
from 1775 private 14 months,
46.66 2 100

BRIEF in the case of  Davia Fox  of Lorain County  in the State of  Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     1st April In 1775 - 1 " Private Gen. Spencer   11 May do do " - " 7 " " Capt John Willys Company   March 1777 - " " 2 " " Col Walcutt Regiment   April 1777 Enlisted " 3 " " Capt Abel Peter's Company   1779 " 1 " " Col Roger Ennis Regiment   Capt Bradley's Company   Capt Woodruff's Light Horse  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Haddam Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. L. L. Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 1 , 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Fox a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S 2217
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apl 19, 1775 1 mo. Min. Men Officers not stated Conn.   May 19, 1775 7 mos. Pvt. John Wiley ✓   Mar. 1777 May 4, 1777 Abel Pettibone Walcott   Sept. 1, 1777 Dec. 12, 1777 Bradley Roger Ennis   1779 6 wks. Woodruff ✓  
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Haddam, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 2, 1832, E. al.
Residence at date of application, Brighton, Lorain Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application, 61 in E. Haddam, Conn.
Remarks: No farm data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

February 9, 1931
Helen M. Fox 1122-2nd Street Lorain, Ohio
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section REL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2217 , that David Fox was born in 1751, in East Haddam, Connecticut.
While residing in East Haddam, Connecticut, he enlisted April 19, 1775, marched to Roxbury, Massachusetts, and served one month as a minute man, officers names not stated, and again enlisted, May 10, 1775, served as a private in Captain John Willey's Connecticut Company and was discharged December 17, 1775.
He enlisted in March, 1777, served as a private in Captain Abel Pettibone's Company in the Connecticut Troops, and was discharged May 4, 1777. He enlisted September 1, 1777, served as a private in Captain Bradley's Company, Colonel Roger Enos' Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged December 12, 1777.
He enlisted sometime in 1779, exact date not stated, and served six weeks in Captain Woodruff's Company of Light Horse in the Connecticut Troops.
In the winter following the beginning of the Revolution, he moved to Hartland, Connecticut, and in 1781, moved to Granville, Massachusetts. He later moved to Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio, of which place he had been a resident for six years when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 2, 1832.
Did not use Col. Holcomb's Precise Col. Belden's Commanded Reg't & Willey's was here. See Com. Foot p 495

He died March 6, 1833.
From AB.
There are no data as to his family.
The above is the history of the only soldier named David Fox, who was pensioned in the State of Ohio, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

MRS. THEODORE R. OEHLKE, Regent 338 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. ALICE LANDER SMITH, First Vice Regent 733 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. LEWIS C. BLATTNER, Second Vice Regent Vermilion
MRS. HARRY H. BRIGHTMAN, Chaplain 772 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. BENJAMIN E. MEACHAM, Recording Secretary 2771 East Erie Avenue, Lorain
Mayflower Chapter
Lorain, Ohio
MRS. SAMUEL S. COX, Corresponding Secretary 827 Lovett Place, Lorain
MRS. ADAM M. CARVER, Treasurer 216 Kansas Avenue, Lorain
MISS HELEN M. FOX, Registrar 1122 Second Street, Lorain
MISS MABEL B. WALKER, Historian Amherst
MRS. FRANK L. PEARSON, Guardian of the Colors 216 Eighth Street, Lorain
Bureau of Pensions Rev War Section Dear Sirs
Would you kindly send me the Rev Notations of the following men who were Rev Soldiers and drew pensions in Northern Ohio
David Tot, died 1819 Brighton Ohio.
Samuel Griffith died 1833 place not given and please give data in regard to family if any given
Thanking you I am Helen M. Tot 1122 2nd St. Loraine Ohio

Rev War
2217
INVALID.
File No. 2217
David Foss
Rev War
Act: June 7, 1852
Index:—Vol. A , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 19-1900 Writs to - Russell Fox - Small mass,
1921, Sept. 1 writ to S.M. Fox Esq Letter in S.4288 Israel Fox
1931- Feb. 9- Writ. to Helen M. Fox - Esq

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of David Fox which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  Yes
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.